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Real Estate Investing - Books,TV Infomercials, and Seminars
Real estate investing has become popularized today because of real estate investing TV infomercials and traveling seminar circuits. But real estate investing has not always been so popular. In the 1960s, William Nickerson wrote, "How I Turned $1000 into Three Million in Real Estate" and "How to Make a Fortune Today Starting from Scratch." It was one of the first real estate investing books to get national attention. A little later, Al Lowry authored "How You Can Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate." Al Lowry might be called "the father of the modern-day real estate seminars," because he was the first to hold seminars as a result of his book sales. But it was Mark Haroldsen who carried the real estate investing book/seminar thrust to the next level. Haroldsen wrote, "How to Wake Up the Financial Genius Inside You." If you were tuned in to real estate investing at that time, you remember the newspaper and magazine advertising showing a picture of suave and bald-headed Mark leaning against the front hood of his Mercedes. The picture appeared everywhere in full page ads of major publications. And as Mark began selling his books, he began holding real estate investing seminars. I have had lunch with Mark and Al Lowry as they swapped stories of the advertising blitzes that vaulted them into national prominence for their real estate investing prowess. Mark later wrote "The Courage To Be Rich" and "Tax Free." But it was Robert Allen who capitalized on the previous groundwork by Lowry and Haroldsen. Robert Allen was reportedly paid $1 million advance royalties for his best-selling book, "Nothing Down," a compilation of 50 techniques for buying property with no money. Robert had learned these techniques from several years experience with a commercial real estate firm. He later wrote "Creating Wealth" and "Getting Started in Real Estate Investing." The Robert Allen Real Estate Investing Seminars became a phenomenal marketing bonanza. Conventions were held in the major cities across the country, like Orlando, LA, Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta. The authors of various real estate investing techniques spoke at these seminars, but their spiel focused on selling packages of real estate investing materials that they offered for sale. Millions of dollars of real estate investing materials were sold at these 3 day conventions. The convention frenzy ushered in what has since become known as "The Nothing Down Real Estate Movement" of the early to mid-1980s. I keep all of these books in my personal library, and you can probably still find them in your public library and book stores. There's a lot of great information in these books that can make you very knowledgeable, even though some of the ideas are out-dated. We are now presented a variety of ways for making money in real estate investing in TV infomercials, books and seminars. Which is best? Who can say? Real estate investing is learned through trial and error. Real estate investing skills and techniques are acquired by practice. I don't think anyone can dogmatically recommend a technique best for another person. Every real estate investor has unique needs and is in a unique situation. Objectives of real estate investing differs. However, if you are limited with real estate investing educational dollars and need to generate quick return on investment, I think fixing up cheap houses is an ideal beginning point. Real estate investing in makeover properties generates quick, profitable dollars with low risk. Phil Speer, Ph.D., started his real estate investing career 25 years ago. Without the availability of credit and using only a $10 bill, he purchased $1 million in properties in his first year, and had accumulated $10 million in properties by his fourth year. http://www.CashinHouses.com/. He was featured in a Wall St.Journal editorial as most successful investor in the Nothing Down Real Estate Movement, and was honored with a Caribbean cruise as top investor of the year. In his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, he has been a businessman and Human Resources Consultant for 30 years. He is an author, speaker and seminar director. To learn how to profit in real estate investing, even without cash or credit, read his report at http://www.Real---Estate---Investing.com/information/flipping.html/ Subscription is free to his Fix-up Ezine. He and other contributing authors provide free articles and resources on real estate investing at his online "Academy of Advanced Real Estate Investing Techniques" at http://www.AAREIT.com/
MORE RESOURCES: How Jordon Hudson, 24, amassed $8 million real estate portfolio within months of meeting Bill Belichick New York Post Real estate transfers in Adams County from April 21-25, 2025 Muddy River News Real estate report: Three key factors are behind Louisiana’s surge in investment Baton Rouge Business Report Hyderabad blues: Real estate sales in city see biggest drop The Financial Express Status update: 7 Upstate commercial real estate projects upstate business journal ArchCrest opens new real estate division Northern Nevada Business Weekly Lupoli Companies to Break Ground on Major Development in Littleton Boston Real Estate Times Two key real estate bills take aim at industry regulations Real Estate News by RealEstateNews.com Advocacy Scoop: New NAR Poll Unveiled—Tax Reform, Real Estate Policy and Voter Opinion National Association of REALTORS® The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 5.2.25 Richmond BizSense Cattaraugus County: Ellicottville home, Machias property lead March real estate sales Olean Times Herald Fond du Lac County property sold for $530K in latest real estate transfers for April 21-25 fdlreporter.com Licking County real estate transfers for April 14-18 reach $1.4 million in Newark The Newark Advocate ThoughtCraft Architects Marks 20 Years of Design Excellence Boston Real Estate Times People on the Move: New execs at HomeServices, RE/MAX Real Estate News by RealEstateNews.com Urban Edge Signs First New Leases at Shoppers World Since Acquisition Boston Real Estate Times MassHousing Awards $1.55 Million to Create Affordable Homeownership in Malden Boston Real Estate Times Rockland Trust to Open New Corporate Headquarters in Rockland, MA Boston Real Estate Times Things to know about SW Florida real estate with Call It Closed International Realty Gulf Coast News and Weather - Southwest Florida News Mid-America Real Estate closes sale of 34,431-square-foot shopping center in Midtown Detroit REJournals Ranking Arizona: Top real estate law firms for 2025 AZ Big Media Richland County property transfers recorded April 21-25 Mansfield News Journal LOCAL REAL ESTATE TODAY 5.2.25 KQEN News Radio Mahoning County Real Estate Sales: $200K+, May 2025 Business Journal Daily At $16.5 million, Palm Beach sale is the biggest townhouse deal of the winter season Palm Beach Daily News Startup radar: Seattle-area tech companies build software for robotics, real estate, and more GeekWire Real estate veteran named president of regional Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hartford Business Journal Crossing Real Estate: They Shaved Another $50k off the $1.25 Million Fishtown House - Crossing Broad Property transfers: Nursing facility, rental complex sell for more than $1 million Canton Repository Alexandria Real Estate Equities Looks Juicy But Uncertainty Keeps Me Sidelined (NYSE:ARE) Seeking Alpha Household Struggles Weigh On Real Estate And Spending Seeking Alpha Raith seeks to raise $700m for non-core US real estate fund IPE Real Assets Blackstream opens luxury office near Lake Keowee GSA Business Report Welcome to Real Estate Friday! The Berkshire Edge Current Real Estate Roundup - May 1, 2025 Nantucket Current Quarles Adds Calamita as Public Finance, Real Estate Partner Bloomberg Law News Solano Real Estate Scene: Slow down, buy a house Daily Republic Franklin Real Estate Development finds inspiration in Greenville’s history upstate business journal April real estate transactions CraigDailyPress.com Secluded estate near Ann Arbor is Washtenaw County's most expensive home. Price: $8.99M Detroit Free Press 'Slow and steady': How a couple retired early by buying one rental property a year with 5% down payments Business Insider Job Market Defies Tariff Fears to Remain Strong in April, Offering Jolt of Confidence to Homebuyers Realtor.com Ballard Spahr Hires Jill Parks as Washington Real Estate Partner Bloomberg Law News Solano Real Estate Transactions: May 2, 2025 Daily Republic Berkshire region real estate sales – May 2, 2025 The Berkshire Edge Exclusive: Trump's first real estate project in Qatar to be announced by Qatari Diar, Dar Global Reuters Places This Week: A waterfront estate in Dunedin St Pete Catalyst Bond Market Outlook for 2025 by Morgan Stanley Norada Real Estate Investments Mortgage Rates Drop and Remain Below 7% for 15 Straight Weeks Norada Real Estate Investments Real estate performance in Quarter 1, and some perspective Garden City News A New Perspective: Oh, Deer! | Real Estate Insights Piedmont Exedra Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (APYRF) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: ... - Yahoo CENTURY 21 Real Estate and Institute for Luxury Home Marketing Launch Collaboration With New Q1 2025 Luxury Market Report Franchising.com How the Dallas Commercial Real Estate Industry Could Fare in the New Tariff Environment - D Magazine SDSU: SDSU Imperial Valley alumnus finds new meaning in real estate career Imperial Valley Press Online Here's what local experts say the Baton Rouge real estate market will look like in 2025 The Advocate Today’s Mortgage Rates – May 2, 2025: Rates Are Down 46 Basis Points From Last Year Norada Real Estate Investments Graham Norton’s Manhattan Carriage House Is Listed for $5.595 Million The New York Times Abundant listings and stable prices not enough to drive April sales in the Fraser Valley GlobeNewswire Costar Group (CSGP): “Bloomberg Of Commercial Real Estate” Insider Monkey What's the most expensive property sold in Rhode Island? May 2 real estate transactions The Providence Journal Real Estate: Market Pulse (April 2025) Seyfarth Shaw LLP Real Estate Magnolia Reporter Down payments are the biggest homeownership hurdle. Why is Washington making them scarcer? USA Today |
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